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Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

People returning from Asia and the Middle East are being urged to look out for measles symptoms after a second infant arrived in Sydney with the disease.

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

Call for more to be done to combat child sexual abuse

More needs to be done to protect vulnerable kids with a high proportion of abuse being perpetrated by other adolescents, child psychologist Fiona Martin says.

Plan for 'animosity' against abusers offence dropped

Plan for 'animosity' against abusers offence dropped

Plan for 'animosity' against abusers offence dropped

Plan for 'animosity' against abusers offence dropped

Plans to create an offence for "inciting animosity" against child sexual offenders have been dropped by the Tasmanian government after criticism.

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Butterfly fingernails used to pin child with murder

Butterfly fingernails used to pin child with murder

A 12-year-old girl accused of murder allegedly dragged a woman’s body through an apartment and told a neighbour she had killed herself, a court has heard.

No plea for man accused of murdering baby boy

No plea for man accused of murdering baby boy

A 25-year-old man who allegedly murdered a 10-month-old boy has briefly appeared in court and is yet to enter a plea.

Driver in deadly head-on highway smash was disqualified

Driver in deadly head-on highway smash was disqualified

A car with a disqualified driver has allegedly swerved onto the wrong side of the road and hit a car with two children inside, killing a 12-year-old.

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

Review called into NYE children drownings, park safety

There are calls for a review into the drowning deaths of two children in a Perth park on New Year's Eve amid claims safety concerns were ignored for years.

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Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

Man accused of exposing himself to children at beach

A man has been charged after he allegedly exposed himself to teenage girls and performed a lewd act near the water at St Kilda beach.

Reporting times for abuse in childcare centres slashed

Reporting times for abuse in childcare centres slashed

Reporting times for abuse in childcare centres slashed

Reporting times for abuse in childcare centres slashed

Early learning and childcare centres should report sexual or physical abuse incidents within 24 hours, a major report on improving child safety has found.

Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

Social media must tackle child abuse content: advocates

About 0.8 per cent of survey respondents purposefully sought out child sexual abuse material online, the Australian Institute of Criminology has found.

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

Mum of girls who died in hot car often left them before

The deaths of two toddlers after their drug addicted mother left them for nine hours in a hot car will be the subject of an inquest hearing starting in April.

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

Aussie film shows global warming is changing childhood

The story of a NSW boy separated from his dad during devastating bushfires has reached a global audience, highlighting the toll of climate change on children.

Aussie mother demands action on 'crisis' killing kids

Aussie mother demands action on 'crisis' killing kids

Aussie mother demands action on 'crisis' killing kids

Aussie mother demands action on 'crisis' killing kids

Australian children continue to die in road accidents which are "almost entirely preventable", prompting a bereaved mother to launch a renewed campaign.

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Freed and vindicated, Folbigg cleared of killing kids

Kathleen Folbigg's long-held hope of having her name cleared over the deaths of her four children has been answered with an appeal court decision.

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Public servant abuse investigations 'falling short'

The time taken to investigate some allegations of child abuse by public servants is falling short of expectations, Tasmania's premier concedes.

Public servant charged with indecent treatment of child

A 59-year-old public servant with no criminal history has spent two nights in the watch house after being charged with indecent treatment offences.

NRL champion shares inspiration behind children's book

Indigenous NRL player Alex Johnston reflects on the people who pushed him to pursue rugby league and how his culture and son inspired his children's book.

Advocates urge targeted programs in youth crime plan

Advocates have called on the state government to develop a comprehensive plan to tackle youth crime with the current strategy to expire this month

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Fifty-five students involved in Queensland bus crash

A collision between a bus carrying 55 students and a truck in Queensland has left 10 children with minor injuries.

'Cozzie livs' becoming a big issue for Aussie teens

A national survey by Mission Australia has revealed that Australian teenagers are becoming increasingly affected by financial matters.

Hefty fine threat as sale of knives to youths faces ban

New laws that ban the sale of knives, certain gel blasters, tomahawks and machetes to juveniles in Queensland also carry hefty fines for offending retailers.

Children's care rights not being met, commissioner says

Tasmania's commissioner for children and young people says a shift to team-based case management breached their rights in several areas.

Advocates make 'dire lack' of child care election issue

Parent advocates plan to make a shortage of accessible and affordable early learning in regional, rural and remote Queensland an election issue.

Victorian government delays apology to care leavers

Premier Jacinta Allan was scheduled to formally say sorry to past care leavers on behalf of the Victorian government but the apology has been pushed back.

Mum of boy who died on carnival ride calls for change

A coroner has recommended sweeping changes to the amusement park industry after finding the death of a boy who slipped off a Cha Cha ride was preventable.

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